Comoros vs Iraq: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Comoros
0.0306 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.0493 tonnes per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
106th
Iraq rank
103rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Comoros
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0493 tonnes per person against 0.0306 tonnes per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.0187 tonnes per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6052 tonnes per person | 0.4069 tonnes per person | 0.1983 tonnes per person | Comoros |
| 1860s | 0.5865 tonnes per person | 0.9804 tonnes per person | 0.394 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.6022 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.5275 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.6208 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.6149 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.6109 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.5738 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.5618 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.5177 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.4928 tonnes per person | 0.8267 tonnes per person | 0.334 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.458 tonnes per person | 0.4361 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | Comoros |
| 1930s | 0.4585 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.4612 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 0.4994 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | -0.1606 tonnes per person | 0.798 tonnes per person | 0.9586 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 0.5223 tonnes per person | 0.4548 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.5603 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | 0.4655 tonnes per person | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.4891 tonnes per person | -0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.538 tonnes per person | Comoros |
| 2000s | 0.2199 tonnes per person | -0.0772 tonnes per person | 0.2971 tonnes per person | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.054 tonnes per person | 0.2341 tonnes per person | 0.1801 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Comoros or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0493 tonnes per person against 0.0306 tonnes per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Comoros and Iraq?
- 0.0187 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Iraq rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Comoros ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.